towing?? discovery, your views please, also jeep cherokee

[mcavity55]

hi looking for a new family car, needs to be used daily with work, dogs and kid and for shows, hunting at the weekend. ie how good on fuel/ diesel and reliability and towing. locally have a discovery to see and jeep cherokee? your views would be very helpful, thank you

 

[1275gta]

Have a discovery Diesel auto, I love it for towing, its stable and easy to drive, down side is it is quite thursty about 25 to gal.

 

[Dizzykizzy]

We are on our 3rd Jeep cherokee and I can highly recommend. The previous 2 were pretty good on fuel really 32+ mpg without trailer dropping to around 27mpg with.
new one is automatic and DEFINITELY loads thirstier (aarrgghh)

 

[Cample19]

i have a jeep cherokee and i love it - its automatic and very easy to tow my 2 big neds with - no probs at all. Wouldnt change it ( well maybe for a range rover if i win the lottery)!

 

[hadfos]

I have a disco td5 auto,it has some issues,but dont they all

Towing...What a machine tows my 17hh lad without even noticing

,i used to crap myself towing with my estate car,now i dont even think about it!

 

[Befney3]

I love my Discovery.

 

[flowerlady]

Well we had a disco 2.5tdi had no guts to be honest. Now have an Isuzu 3.1TDI absolutely brilliant.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Have a TD5 discovery and have had a jeep cherokee in the past, Loved it until the head gasket went .

Towed fantastic .

Disco tows well also .

Both have had their problems but both equally good for towing . Both also good looking 4x4's

 

[Pedantic]

Look for the Word "Rover" written anywhere on the vehicle, this is normally a giveaway sign to "walk away".

 

[Hippona]

The massive amount of old M,N,P reg Discos on the road would make a mockery of the above statement.

I love mine.

Tows fab.

 

[Sooty]

Diesel Discovery. If you want an auto you would ideally want a Dicso 3; the TD5s and Disco IIs are a bit underpowered. Perhaps not the most reliable car in the world, but Jeeps aren't either. If you want reliability, get a Shogun! We are big fans of Discoveries and have two in the family at the moment.